(15402) Suzaku Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1997 by Y. Ikari at Moriyama.
Suzaku is an imaginary vermilion bird that guards the south of Kyoto. It is also the name of the Japanese X-ray satellite, which has investigated the properties of SN~1006 and many other x-ray sources since 2005.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Suzaku is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suzaku is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15402 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 VY5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.13 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 2.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.940 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.